French aerospace major Safran upbeat on Executes a huge pipeline of orders; plans to years in the core markets of deliver 15,000 parts per year copters manufactured by aerospace and defense. It has to support the LEAP’s sus- Hindustan Aeronautics Lim- expand facilities, set up a €150-m MRO unit a workforce off over 600 em- tained production rate. The ited. ployees in the country. While new-generation LEAP entered India is also the largest in- V RISHI KUMAR ternational and Public Affairs, expanding Safran’s footprint service in 2016 and powers stalled base worldwide for Hyderabad, January 21 Safran Group, said, “I see India in India, it is committed to the Airbus A320neo and Safran with more than 1,200 French aerospace and defence and as strong partners “” programme 737 MAX commercial air- INS (Sigma family) in use and major Safran is upbeat on In- and Safran, with its wide fostering the development of liners. being the reference of Indian dia as it executes a huge range of customers, is upbeat partnerships with a wide ar- The India plant is aimed at armed forces. pipeline of orders across civil- on the business prospects Alexandre Ziegler, Senior ray of customers.” In February developing a global supply ian, defence and space and both for supply of engines in Executive VP International and 2019, Safran had announced chain to support the fast- Indian airforce plans to expand facilities and civilian aircraft and also for Public Affairs, Safran Group plans to set up a new plant in paced ramp-up in LEAP pro- The company is supporting set up a new maintenance, re- defence, including fighter jets India near Hyderabad for the duction. the Indian airforce with the pair and overhaul (MRO) unit. and helicopters.” lieve that it will bounce back LEAP engines. During a visit to Safran had already an- M53 engine which is integ- The €21 billion revenue by 2022-23. Towards this, we the Aero India Show, Philippe nounced in 2018 the construc- rated in the Mirage 2000 and company, which supplies its High expectations have set up a manufacturing Petitcolin, Chief Executive Of- tion of a Safran Electrical & now the M88 with is the en- engines for Rafale fighter jets “We have over 600 commer- facility in Hyderabad and are ficer of Safran, had outlined Power factory to produce gine of the Rafale fighter and LEAP family of engines for cial planes flying in India with considering setting up of a plans to make parts for the LEAP engines harnesses and aircraft. civil aviation, expects to step our engines and have an or- MRO facility in India,” he told LEAP turbofan engine from Rafale fighter electrical wir- “India is also a develop- up sourcing to €200 million der book of over 500 engines, Business Line. The MRO facility CFM International. ing interconnections sys- ment hub for Safran. Cur- as its expands its supplier which we expect to deliver could entail an investment tems. It is the largest provider rently has 600 employees and base across SMEs. over next few years. Though outlay of about €150 million. Production rate in India for turbo-shaft en- plan to expand the employee Alexandre Ziegler, Senior the aviation sector has been Ziegler said, “Safran has a When in its cruise mode by gines for helicopters and base with the new cluster in Executive Vice President, In- hit by the pandemic, we be- presence in India of over 60 2023, the plant is expected to powers 100 per cent of heli- Hyderabad,” he said.